Apparatus for heating metal bodies



Pafenfed Dec. 5, 1939 AffAAfos foff HEATING f fAL BoDIES coon v. f=sflfdge, (lfoago, Ill., ossigoof fo ()xvveld f cetylene oompn 8 corpor tion of vvest vo- AppHooffon Jonoafy 1, 1938, soffol No. 185,143

Staggefed felation in sevefal pafalle1 foWs and 'I'fle bloWpipe heads H and ff of fg, 1, h3v 10 Spaced as closely fogethef as possible sinoe heat ing faces 1= dfsposed in the salf1e plane and pfo ing flanles djfected ffon1 olosely spaced ofificesv ided Wfth inc1ined ends ln and ll and a p111 of tips tend f7o ovef1ap and pfoduoe ad mofe even folity of tips pfefefably d!Sposed in a plufality 4 heating effect. foWevef, each of the pfiof of pafonef fows (thfee in the pfesent exon1ple) blowp1pe heads, being feotangulaf in shape, is vvith the tips of one fow being disposed in stag- 15 1in1ited in application since in attefflpting to heat gefed felofion vfith feSpect to the tipS of an adj8 a sufface having a gfeatef widththan that fof oenf fow to foffn pafane1 diagona1 fovvS, vvhen which the poftioulaf head is designed by placing p1aced side by side of in end to end abufting fe a second head side by side of end to end vvith lotioffship, vvi11 pfoduoe a unifofn1 heating effect the fSt, an even heating effect ovef the entife ovef the Width of the sufface to be tfeated. Tfle 20. Width of the sufface cannot be obtained due fo tips of each of the fows afe Spoced the SaIne dis a gap in the f1afne pattefn occuffing at the abut tance apaft, and due to the staggefing of the tips ting edges of the heads. The tips of ofioces in in fhe thfee fows shown, the latefal distonce be each ifldivid11aJ1 head oan not be ploced suff1- tv7een a tip in a lowef of ffont fow, such as tip 5 ciently close to the edgeS of the heads so that l2 of head I, and a succeeding of latefany adjathe latefa1 distance betWeen adjacent heating oent fip in an uppef of back fovf SI1ch as tip jets of flaffles difected by the heads is Suofofe 1tly l3, WiH be less than the latefal distance betvveen Snla11 to pfoduce the oveflapping of f1off1eS and any tvvo afdjacenf tipS of the san1e fow. the the Inofe even heating effect achieved ovef the sofne Inannef, the laJt'efa1 distance betvveen any fefnaindef of earch head. tWo tips lf and l5 in the fniddle fow End the 30 The objects of this inventfon afe to pfovide tfpS 2 ond l3, fespectively, vvi11 he the San1e as appafatuS, S11oh aS blowpipe heads, fo heating the latefal distanoe between the tips l2 and l3.

- unifofn1ly vafying vidthS of suffaces of nfeta ,uftheffnofe, at joint J Whefe th heads fI bodieS; and to pfovide appafatus oonsistiffg of ond I abut, the latefa,1 diL noe betWeen a tWo of n1ofe blovfpipe heads vvhioh fnay be placed tip le in an acute cofnef of the face of the 35 Sid e by Side of end fo end fo heat the sufface head fI and a tip IT in an acI1te cofnef of the of a Inetal body 11 1ffofInly acfoss the Width head II vi11 be the saIne as the latefal d stonce fhefeof. betWeen tfps l2 and l3, tips lf and l2, tips l3 In ccofdance With this i11vef1tion, tWo of fflofe alnd 5, etc. In additioff, since the distance be blovvpipe heads afe pfovided With coopefating tvveen the o11tlets of the end of each fovv adjacenf 40 endo of edges inolined vvith fespect to the sides the abutting ends of the headS v i11 be spaoed v of With fespect fo tvvo of ffLofe subStantiany ffom eaoh othef the same distance as any tvvo vr pafa11e1 fovvS of heating outlefs ond the inclined adjacent outlets onywhefe else in each fovv, not ends of edgeS of adjacent blovvpipeS placed in only continuous lafefal pafa1e1 fovvs but also 5 abI1ttfng felationship. Such blovvpipe heads afe evenly spaced pofo11e1 diagonal fovvs vfi11 be pfefefably substantiany fhofnhoidol in shope, L e. foffned. 1=,fo1f1 the above, it oan be seen that having opposite acute and obtuso ang1eS, so that When aJ sufface is tfovefsod by the tvvo blowpipe r a tip of ofifice in an acute cofnef noly be spaced heads in tfnison, the heating effect ovef the en latefally a shoft diStance ffoff1 a fip of ofifice tife vfidth of the 8fea Wi11 be 11nifofff1. Mofein the acute cofnef of an adjacent head. Ths ovef, al sufface having a dfh gfeatef than fhe o oonstfucfion, as We11 as othef objectS and nove1 effecfive heating vvidth of any Single one of Such feafufeS, Win become appafent ffom the fonoW bloWpipe heads can be heated unifofn11y byfwo ing fflofe detailed deScfipfion and aocoff1ponying of mofe of such blowpipe heads placed in n1utually dfaWf11g in vvhich= abutting end to end felotion.

Te advanfoges of blowpipe heads holving in 8 clolfIns.

This invention felates to oppofatus'fof heat ing met1 bodies, and mofe pafficulafy to blowpipes and b1OWpipe hea.ds wfnch afe adapfed to be utilized in heating felotively vvide suffoce afeas of ffletal bodies fof heat tfeafing pufposes, such as in fiame hafdenfng opef tions BloWpipe heads pfeviouSly 11ti1ized fof heoting felatively vvide sufface afeas sfe pfovided vith a plufality of ofifices of tips, usuany dispoSed in g. 1 fs a, plan vieW of the foces of a, poff of fhon1boida1 blowplpe heads oonstfucted in accofdance vvith this invention;

fg. 2 is a plan viewof the fa,oes of a paif of feofangulaf blowpipe heads;

ffg. 3 is a side view, paftiany in section along the fne 33 of ffg. 1, of one of the blovvpipe heads of ,ig 1; ond

fg. 4 is a soctlonol vievv taken along the line f of g. 3.

olined edges of fhon1bofdal shoped faoes ofe fu.f

ther bfought out by oompanson v7ith the heatfng effeots of heads l3 ond l3 of ffg. 2, ff1 Whioh the faoes afe fectangulaf in shape. In these heads, the tips afe offonged in staggefed felation in thfee pafane1 foWs and in pafallel diagonal fows, aS in the heads If and II, and the latefa1 distance betWeen tho fips 2 and |3, l3 and l2, and l3 and 5, Wi11 be the sanle as the dfSfanoes betvveen ooffesponding tips of the head fi. ffovvevef, the latefa1 distonoe betvveen tip 23 of head l3, vvflioh fs olosest to head l3, and tip 2l of head ls, Whioh is olosest to head l8, Win be gfeater fhan the latefa1 distance betvveen othef 1atefa11y adjaoent tips, such as l2 and 3. It oan thefefofe be seen that vvhile if1 the oase of the heads of l 'ig. 1, continuous pafane latefal fovvS of tips and also evenly spaoed pofo11e1 .diag ona1 fovvS of tips wi11 be pfovided, in the oase of the headS of ,ig. 2, continuous pafalle1 lateral be a gap in the .pofanel diagono1 Tows of tips of joint J Whefe the healds 73 and l3 abut, The gap of zone of lessef heoting effect in the fegion along the joint J Wi11 oause an unequa1 heating effect and a fesultant disparity in hardness.

Although drfned ofifloes n1ay be substit11ted fof the reInovable tipS of the heods f and vII, it iS n1ofe deSifable to utilize fefnovable tips, since a gfeatef vafiety of vvidths of suffaoes fnay be tfeated by Teplaoing tenopofafily unneceSSafy tipS vfith suitable plugs. ufthern1ore, it is not neces safy that the heads II and H have the same vvidth, inasfnuch as heods having coopefating in clined edges but having diffefent widths Inay be l plaoed side by side of end to end to pfoduoe an even heating effeot over the entife width.

In ordeT to provide adequote cooling of the head and an equalized distfibution of gases to the tips, o conStruction sin1ilar to that of fhe head I, as illustrated in ffgs. 3 and nloy be 11tilized. The head II fs pfovided With a rhon1boidall lovfef b1ock 23, a fhofnboidal' uppef block 25, ond ploteS 23 and 2l united to the uppef ond lower blocks and to eaoh other by s11ftable ff1eaf1s, SIloh os vvelds 23, so as to foffn a. jooket fo1' a Spooe 23.

The uppeT block 23 is pfovided With a com bustible gaS n1ixtufe inlet 33, ffofT1 Whioh lead di tT1buting possoges 3l connecting vvith tubes 32, vvhich oonvey the cofnbustible ff1ixtufe to thfee headefs of chonnels 33, one fo eaoh 1'ow of tips, in the 1ovef b7ook. I11dividuol passages 33, thfeaded to aocommodote the fen1ovable fips, leod ffom the headofs 33, the passages 33 being disposed in the safne feotive posftions aS the tip orfangefnent shoWn fn ffg. 1. In oTdeT to equo1 ize the di tfibutfon of the oofnbustible lnixtIn'e, the assa es 3 ore e ually dis osed rodiolly about theoWef end of the combustible mixture inlet, and the tubes 32, pfefefobly sfx in num bef, conneof With the heodefs 33 of points inter fnediate the openings of tvvo ifldfviduol possoges 33, so thot the oombustible mixtufe vvi11 nof= dischofged directly into one of the indfvfoua passageS and thefeby couse fts ossociated tip feceive o greoter aInount of n1ixtufe thon ofher- W1se.

The uppef blook 23 is olso pfovfded v7ifh 8 coo1in nd in1et of, from Which a p o of tubes 3l convey the cooJing ffu1d to tWo heodefs of channels 33, forn1ed in the 1oWer blo.ck 23 ond disposed betWeen the oombustible mixtufe head efs 33, as in :E,ig. 3. The oooling f7uid s fntfo duced into one end of the headofs 33 ond flovvs to the othef end thefoof befog oonouofed by tv o ofoss-paSsages 33, each 1ooote(ibetvveen tvfo of the tip passages 33, to spaces 3n, Which are foffned betWeen the b1ock 23 and the plates 27 by gr0ovs fnachined in the block 23 and extend.

ing dovvnvvafdly to v7ithff1 a, Shoft distanoe of the Tfle cooling fiuid, ofte1, passing fhfough and fhen afound fhe blook 23 to coo1 the sanle, oif

Lips 32, foffned along the upper ends of the blook 23 by grooves 33, permif the relotively thin plates 27 to be wolded to the blook vithout the plotes 27 becoIning ovefheated. GrooveS 33 fnay be deepened to sefve the safne pufpose as the spaces 33. The Telatively thin shelf-1ike nanges fofn1ing the bottofn of the spaces 33 vvi11 pfevent ovefheating of 1ovfef poftionS of the fe1ative1y thin plateS 27 dufing Welding. It is to be undef stood, of ooufSe, that fnethods of attaohing the plates 23 and 27 to tho blocks 23 and 25 othef than Weldfng may be utiHzed.

Tf1e conlbustible mixtufe may be supplied by any suitab1e devioe, suoh as o bloWpipe body of handle pfovided with suitable ffleaJns fof foffffing the cofnbustible fnixture, and supplied vvith o coInbustion support ng gas ond o cofnbustible gas, pfeferab1y oxygen and acetylene. A1so, the ooo1- ing uid inlet 33 is conneoted to a suitoble Supply of oooling fluid, suoh aS vvatef.

A1though a pafticular eInbodiInent of tffiS invention haS been descTibed in detai1,Jt win be undefStood that Inofe than two bloWpipe heads Sin1flof to thoseShoWn in g. 1 may be used in Side by Side of end to end b1ftting felationsf1fp, ond that otheT ohanges Inay be nlade vhioh Win not depaft ffon1 the spifft ond soope of this in vention. v

What is d hned is:

1. Appofotus fof heating neta1 bodies oon1 pfiSing at leost tWo bloWpipe heads individuany pfovided with a plufolity of outlets disposed in o plufality of substantiaHy pafane1 fovvs, the outlets of eooh fow being disposed in stoggefed felation with fespeot to the outlets of on odja cent fovv, salid fleads having ffffftuo17y abutting edges inolined vvith fespeot to Said pafane1 fovvs of o11tletS; ond fneans fo1' supplying a oon1busfible fflixtufe of gaSes to soid o11tlets.

2. A blovvpipe hoad having o plufa1fty.of sub stontfany pofolle1 fows of oItlets fof direoting heoting 1fafneS onto o nletav body, the outlefsHof oaoh fovv being disposed in stoggefed featfon to the outlets of an odjaoent roW, soid heod hoving of least one edge thereof inclined vith fespeot to sofd ov7s of o11flets, soid heod and fts o11tlets being so constructed and orranged thot tWo of mofe headS may be placed side by side With thefr inoHned edges in abutting feationhfp to inofeose the Width of heat app7ied by eithof heod Whi7e fnofntoining the felotion of the outlets of both heoos together the saffle os the felotion of the ouflets of eithef heod. v

3. A blowpipe heod fof heating a metal body, sofd head having a Substontfony fhon1bofdo! sh8pe and arfoce of the sonle shope, soid fooe hoving heoffng gas outlets disposed in fovvs pofo1- le1 to tvvo opposife edges of salid fooe ond oso disposed in other TOWS paranel to the other two opposite edges of said face and thereby obliq11e to the fst nafned rows, Said head and its o11t lets being so oonsffucted and arranged tht tvvo or Inore of such heads fnay be plaoed side by side in abutting felajbionship vvith their faces in the safne plane to increase the vvidth of heat app1ied by eithef head vvhile Inaintaining the Telation of the outlets of both heads together the saIne as the relation of the outlets of either head.

ppafatuS for heating Inota1 bodies includng at least two blowpipe heads having fhoIn boidal Shaped faces disposed vith inclined edges in abutting relationSffip; ap1urality of olltlets in each of Said faces, said outlets being disposed in a plurality of rows and the outlets of each row bei g Staggefed with respect t() the ontets in an adjacent fow so that with the heads in abutting relationship the o11tlets wi11 be so disposed that there vin be SubStantiaHy the Sane afnount of heat difeoted onto a nletal body ovef the afea adjacent the abutting edgeS as over the fe Inaindef of the heads; and n1eans fof Supplying a combustible mixture of gaSeS to said outletS.

5. Apparatus aS defihed in clain1 4, in Which the outlets of each fow afe disposed a.t substantiany the sanle distanoe froIn each other, and t11e outlets at the end of each fow adjacent fhe abutting edges of each of said heads are spaced ffon1 each other substantfany the sanle distance as the fen1aindef of the outletS in each fov.

6. AppafatuS fof heating Ineta1 bodies confpris ing a plurality of blowpipe heads, each of said blowpipe heads having an end inolined With fe Spect to the sides thefeof to fofm an aoute cornef and an obtuse cofnef, and of plufaEty of o11tlets dfsposed in fows substantially paTane1 to the sides of said headS for directing high telnperatufe heating naIneS upon a suffaoe po1'fion of a nletal body, Such sufface poftion having a Width gfeatef than the effeotive heating width of a.ny one of Said bloWpipe heads gnd said heads being pIaced vC ith an inclined edge of one blovpipe head abut ting an inolined edge of a second blovvpipe head so that an ontlet in an acute corner of one b1ov pipe head wi11 be :paced latefa1y fTo11 an outlet in an acute cofnef of an adjacent b1ovvpipe head a, distance no gfeater than the latefal djstance between any tWo o11tetS in eithef of said heads.

7. .A bloWpipe head fof heatiI1g 9. nleta1 body, Said head having heating gas outlets disposed in pafane1 rows and a1so disposed in other parane1 fows obHque fo the rst naIned foWs, and said head having a face pTovided vvith an end inclined With fespect to said fst named pafane1 fows and pafane1 to said obliq11e pafane1 fovvS, said head and itS outlets being so oonstfucted a1d afranged that tWo of more heads may he placed Side by side With theif inclined ends in abutting felationsflip and With their faces in the san1e plane to increase the vidth of heat appHed by either head While II1aintalining the felation of the out letS of both heads together the sallle aS the felation of the outlets of eithef head. l

8. A blowpipe head for heating ar Ineta1 body, as defined in claim 7, in Which each end of the face of said head is inclined vvith fespect to Said fst naIned pafane1 ows and eac}1 end fS also pafanel to said oblique fovvs. 

